George Groves vs. Chris Eubank Jr.

This Saturday, February 17th, British super middleweights, George Groves (27-3, 20 KOs) and Chris Eubank Jr. (26-1, 20 KOs) will square off at the Manchester Arena in England. This marquee matchup headlines a six fight card promoted by Wilfried Sauerland of Team Sauerland Promotions, and is part of the World Boxing Super Series. Groves, the WBA Super World Super Middleweight Champion, has won four straight bouts since capturing his title on April 9, 2016. His most recent victory was a fourth round knockout of the previously undefeated, Jamie Cox, on October 14, 2017.

Eubank Jr., the defending International Boxing Organization World Super Middleweight Champion, has won eight straight bouts since suffering his first and only career loss to Billy Joe Saunders on November 29, 2014. His twentieth career knockout came on October 7, 2017, when he dropped Avni Yildirim in the third round of a scheduled twelve round contest.

The card also features the following bouts:

Ryan Walsh (22-2-1, 11 KOs) vs. Isaac Lowe (14-0-2, 5 KOs) - twelve rounds, featherweights (BBBofC British Featherweight Title)

Tommy Langford (19-1, 6 KOs) vs. Jack Arnfield (25-2, 6 KOs) - twelve rounds, middleweights (BBBofC British Middleweight Title)

Arfan Iqbal (12-0, 5 KOs) vs. Simon Vallily (12-1, 3 KOs) - ten rounds, cruiserweights (BBBofC English Cruiserweight Title)

Zach Parker (14-0, 10 KOs) vs. Adasat Rodriguez (16-6-2, 10 KOs) - ten rounds, super middleweights

Danny Craven (3-1, 1 KO) vs. Luther Clay (6-1, 3 KOs) - six rounds, welterweights

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October 14th = A Big Day for Boxing!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Saturday, October 14th is going to be a BIG DAY for professional boxing! There are three solid boxing cards scheduled in Brooklyn, Carson, and London.

The show from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY is being billed as a "World Championship Triple-Header" in the junior middleweight division. This installment of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) will air on Showtime. The action-packed card features the following title fights:

Erislandy Lara (24-2-2, 14 KOs) vs. Terrell Gausha (20-0, 9 KOs), 12 rounds, for Lara's WBA Junior Middleweight Title

Jermell Charlo (29-0, 14 KOs) vs. Erickson Lubin (18-0, 13 KOs), 12 rounds, for Charlo's WBC Junior Middleweight Title

Jarrett Hurd (20-0, 14 KOs) vs. Austin Trout (30-3, 17 KOs), 12 rounds, for Hurd's IBF Junior Middleweight Title

The PBC show from the StubHub Center in Carson, CA will air on Fox/Fox Deportes, and features two WBA title bouts in the featherweight division. Abner Mares (30-2-1, 15 KOs) will defend his WBA "Regular" Featherweight Title against Andres Gutierrez (35-1-1, 25 KOs) in a 12 round contest. The second televised bout features a 12 round main event between Leo Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 KOs) and Chris Avalos (27-5, 20 KOs), for Santa Cruz's WBA "Super" Featherweight Title. 

Across the pond in London, George Groves (26-3, 19 KOs) is scheduled to defend his WBA Super Middleweight Title against Jamie Cox (24-0, 13 KOs) in the World Boxing Super Series quarterfinals at Wembley. If Groves can get by his English countryman in this 12 round matchup, he will face Chris Eubank Jr. (26-1, 20 KOs) at Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea Football Club, in the semi-final of the tournament. This fight is available on AUDIENCE Network to select American cable providers. 

(Photo - Sky Sports)

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